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The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO experiences you feel you missed out on that can’t possibly be recreated now?
A while back, at the height of the WoW Classic hype, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit by an author who expressed...
Monster Hunter World preps November Resident Evil collab, counts 14M sales
If you twist them enough, the parallels between single-player zombie horror series Resident Evil and multiplayer action RPG Monster Hunter: World can be found....
Wisdom of Nym: The space remaining in Final Fantasy XIV
If we get more than two more expansions in Final Fantasy XIV, we're going to be moving into some interesting territory: Players are at level...
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep’s raid was beaten in six hours, opening new events for all players
The world first title for Destiny 2's newly released raid has already been claimed. The Garden of Salvation has gotten its first clear a...
The MOP Up: KurtzPel is getting a dash of Lime
KurtzPel is getting its newest hero, Lime, very soon, and to lead up to her release the game is winging a CP and AP...
Jukebox Heroes: Exploring EverQuest’s official soundtrack
It is fairly rare for an MMORPG to sell an official soundtrack these days unless the game is fairly prominent (i.e., Final Fantasy XIV...
One Shots: Getting all down and cozy
I love a good cozy place in an MMO, moreso if it's got a fully stocked snack bar and some of my all-time favorite...
Destiny 2 launches its next raid on October 5 and drops the ban hammer on cheaters
Those in the know for Destiny 2 understand that the Black Garden isn't a place where one can smell the pretty posies. Unless you...
Final Fantasy XIV is adding more player housing wards with patch 5.1
If there's one recurring complaint about housing in Final Fantasy XIV (and there is), it's that there just aren't enough houses to go around. The...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO roleplay servers
An MOP reader named Thierry recently pointed us to a brewing storm in the World of Warcraft Classic community: In a nutshell, the server...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines the changes being made for Mentors in patch 5.1
You may have noticed that players with Mentor crowns in Final Fantasy XIV are... well, not necessarily the people you would want teaching new players how...
Current and former Blizzard employees congratulate the Final Fantasy XIV staff on Shadowbringers
It would be perfectly accurate if you picture Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft as rivals, but if you think that means two gangs of...
DC Universe Online kicks off the Witching Hour event for spooky celebration
As soon as you think about skeletons, they stop being particularly scary as monsters; they're just human beings without muscles or anything. A skeleton on fire...
Perfect Ten: Solo prequel games to MMORPGs
When studios go about making MMORPGs, risk comes along with the effect as a matter of course. The only question is how to reduce...
Destiny 2’s servers got beaten up during the Shadowkeep and New Light launch
Those of us who have been through several online and MMO game launches know that these things almost never go smoothly, so perhaps word...
Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep launches today as Bungie teases the future
It's a pretty momentous day in Destiny 2 history today as the game is launching its new Shadowkeep expansion, making its leap off of...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s new relic weapons
So how, exactly, are we making this thing this time? That's what I want to know.
It's not exactly a secret that Final Fantasy XIV's initial...
One Shots: An oldie but a goodie
Last week's screenshot challenge to share pictures of older MMOs that still check out (visually, I mean) resulted in a small avalanche of Lord...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow
A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...
Perfect Ten: The biggest moments in Final Fantasy XIV’s storytelling
As has been noted before, Natusko Ishikawa is a treasure. Reading an interview with her about her work on Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion reminded...